Frostburg, MD
Job Title: Assistant Director of Residence Life
Location: Edgewood Commons at Frostburg State University
Reports to: Director of Affiliated Housing
Salary: $42,000.00-$45,000.00, on-site apartment and a comprehensive benefits package
FLSA Status: Exempt
Summary
Under the direct supervision of the Director, the Assistant Director for Residence Life is responsible for supporting the general management of building and coordination of the Residence Life program. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, supervision of student staff, student development and programming, enforcement of housing policies, adjudication of housing policy violations, and various administrative functions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Provides overall supervision and support of the Residence Life program and the Resident Assistant staff.
- Coordinates the recruitment, selection, training, and evaluation of the student staff, including one Head Resident Assistant and ten Resident Assistants.
- Supervises student staff by conducting weekly student staff meetings, as well as regular one-on-one student staff meetings. Coordinate Resident Assistant duty schedule.
- Coordinate and implement a programming model that supports student development, overall wellness, and positive citizenship.
- As the primary student conduct hearing officer, responsible for the adjudication of student conduct issues.
- Oversees the mediation of roommate conflicts and addresses student needs, making referrals when appropriate.
- Oversees all social media accounts associated with Edgewood Commons and make updates to the website
- Performs administrative duties such as weekly and monthly reports.
- Acts as a liaison to the Residence Life office attending all weekly and monthly meetings.
- Supervises, recruits and trains students for hall council. Encourages and supports engagement with Residence Hall Association.
- Participates in campus and property events supporting resident recruitment and leasing.
- Documents all incidents, recommends appropriate follow-up, and communicates to the appropriate personnel when incidents occur.
- In conjunction with the Maintenance Supervisor, coordinates the assessment, identification and appropriate response to maintenance/facility needs.
- Oversees regular suite inspections to ensure health, safety, and cleanliness/maintenance conditions of each individual apartment and bedroom.
- Coordinates efforts in safety and security awareness. Reviews security camera footage as needed.
- Maintains student access system including ID card access and an accurate key inventory.
- Reviews the RA Duty reports on a daily basis and take appropriate action.
- Serves in the professional staff on-call emergency duty rotation.
- Other duties as assigned.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is mid-to-high paced. The noise level is usually moderate.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.
Education/Experience/Skills Required:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Bachelor’s degree is required. Master’s degree in student personnel, higher education, business or a related field of study is preferred.
- 2-3 years of full-time experience in Housing/Residence Life at a College or University.
- Experience working with undergraduate student populations.
- Supervision experience of student staff members
- Must possess strong interpersonal, communication (oral and written) skills, and computer competency.
- Experience with crisis management and on-call experience.
- Must possess strong customer service skills
Other Information
Competitive benefits package includes health benefits, dental benefits, vision coverage, and 401K. This is a live-in position, and the employee will be provided with a furnished 2-bedroom apartment.
If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact COCM Recruitment from our website. We will make every effort to respond to your request for assistance as soon as possible.
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